Balmiki Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21715 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-254 Year-2020 Thana- MANSI District- Khagaria ====================================================== BALMIKI KUMAR S/o Ramotar Yadav @ Ram Awatar Yadav Resident of Sonwarsa, P.S.- Chautham, District- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjan Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sahin Begam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-09-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under section 307 and other sections of the Indian Penal Code and sections 25(1-B)(a), 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act.

As per the prosecution case, on a raid being conducted, the accused persons including the petitioner were caught and it is stated that a loaded country made katta, a live cartridge and a blank cartridge was recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from his possession. He has been falsely implicated in the case. He is in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21715 of 2021(2) dt.24-09-2021 2/2 custody since 11.9.2020 and has no criminal antecedent. Chargesheet has been submitted in the case.

Heard learned A.P.P. for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case together with the petitioner having remained in custody for over 1 year, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Mansi P.S. Case no.254 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T